About Me
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Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Heather Alexander was raised with the customs of the Isles firmly bred into her by her mother and grandmother, both natives of Britain. Her father, a full-blooded Missourian and a prominent jazz vocalist/guitarist of the forties began Heather’ formal education at the age of six when he started teaching her music. By age nine, she was teaching herself to play the violin. She later began composing songs on guitar, and honed her skills with several years of private study in music, voice and drama. Heather has performed in a broad spectrum of contexts from opera to country music.In 1985, she found her niche in Celtic music by playing fiddle for the Irish and Scottish dancers at California’ largest Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Since that time, her original music has been heavily influenced by the traditions of her roots. In the late 80’, Heather began to experiment with blending her original compositions, electric instruments and traditional Celtic music, which led to the formation of Phoenyx, her first Celtic Fusion band. Together, they performed original and traditional music with a solid rock and roll sound, eventually producing one album, Keepers of the Flame, which was released on Heather’ own label, Sea Fire Productions, Inc., early in 1990. Both the album and the band achieved a high degree of local popularity, and fame. In 1991, when Phoenyx disbanded, Heather returned to her acoustic roots and embarked on a solo career. For over ten years, Heather has been performing solo at pubs, coffee houses and festivals nationwide, and internationally in Germany and England. With guitar, fiddle and bodhran, she presents original and traditional Celtic music that is received with enthusiasm by audiences of all ages. She has worked with and opened for many notables, including Tempest, Tommy Makem, the Clancy Brothers, Tom May, Darby O'Gill, the Wicked Tinkers and Hank Cramer.She has performed on several albums, either as an instrumentalist, vocalist, composer or arranger. In 1994, Heather produced her first solo CD, Wanderlust, on her independent label Sea Fire Productions, Inc. This collection of original music is based on traditional Celtic themes, described by Dirty Linen Magazine as tunes and stories that rarely fail to delight, especially with that incredible voice and wild fiddle playing that rivals many Celtic artists for capturing the legendary nature of the Emerald Isle. Wanderlust has been well received across the U.S. as well as internationally.Heather has released eight subsequent albums, and each one has been equally successful. In 2001, she debuted her band, Uffington Horse, performing a synthesis of Celtic Folk and World Rock. With bass and percussion backing her up, she can present an eclectic folk rock sound that keeps the audience dancing!Heather’ latest album was released in May of 2006. Merlin’ Descendants is based on Irene Radford’ series of five books regaling the interplay between English history and the role of the Pendragon. Both the music and the books fuse Old World with New World events and customs.A benefit to the wide range of establishments that Heather performs at is her ability to adapt her presentation to fit the needs of the house, from solo performer to full band, and still maintain a quality of excellence and high professionalism.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
